Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Rohan has been working so hard for the last three months writing and performing this
piece about the death of his Great-Grandmother: Gigi.

Last night was his performance.

Have you ever passed gas at the most embarrassing moment? Well, poor Rohan did last night, at
the beginning of his performance. It paralyzed him and he was unable to remember the next line.
With a prompt from Mom, not only did he recover, he recovered with dignity and power.

He continues to impress me and surprise me with his integrity.

I have to admit, having seen him perform this at least 50 times, that he has been more powerful but in the
moment of the stage+nervousness+a OMG+ recovery, I just could not be more impressed. He even left out a few lines and moved on like a pro. Rohan you are amazing.

(The lighting and sound are not perfect but we are hoping to have a friend edit it and make it better ;o)).

Granted there are times when a couple of hours seems like a few months. But then the month is gone and a new month is already beginning. I can't keep up. Maybe I need to get into some kind of time chasing shape? Are there classes for that at the Y?

So, I decided to run our schools Hot Chocolate 10K again this year. I am already nervous. Really. I am one of those people. Beware.

I did not run for the last part of November and all of December. I was working a lot and had a cold that just would not retreat.

So here I go trying to get all my running in before the race day January 22nd.

No. It is really not a big deal. I was born to feel anxious about something and since the furnace is working okay at the moment and we are getting a new one for sure, I have to focus my anxiety on something else.

New Year's resolutions? Not really. I am sure to dwell on the lack of whatever it is I am going to give up and fail the first day so I just make a mental list of

what would make this year/life better.

1. be a yoga person. I try and fail a lot.

2. remind Jay more how proud I am of him and all he does for our family.

3. be patient: with my kids, my husband and myself

4. make pots I want to photograph

5. make pots

6. fire pots

7. find the energy to exercise, go to the studio,

be a great mom and work (part-time) all in the same day

(Jen Mecca share your secret)!

8. always be a advocate for my kids... their daily cheerleader.

9. eat more food I have (or the community garden) has grown

10. sell some pots

11. spend more time with FAMILY and all my nieces and nephews!

12. Call my parents more. They need to know how much I appreciate them all.

And I do... So Much!

Okay, well that about does it for now. My kids are playing together without using hands right this minute so we all are sharing a moment of peace.

I love peace. In any form I get it.

Peace to this house and to the world.

Bring it on 2011!!!

Just a few lego projects put together over the holidays. They actually got three more after Christmas with gift certificates... that are not photographed!

This is a written journey of motherhood but also a place for artistic release... something that is mine for me to do when I have forgotten who me is. It is a journal and a guide and a memory holder. There will be magic and mayhem, honesty and fabrication, and lots of dreaming.